Hello, i saw in différent tuto's that for à good macro with an aps-c the best f is between 14 and 16. For à fullfram betwe' 18 and 22. So that's why it's on f/14. For insectes I use a aps-c with a 90mm so in reality it's a 135 mm and I don't need to get to close.Tip
Beautiful photo, but why an aperture of f / 14 if you set it to f / 3.5 your shutter speed is also high and you do not have to be so high in the iso and the background remains nice and blurry (bokeh)
If you then take the correct focus distance to the subject, the butterfly is also nicely sharp.
Thank you Bill,Hi Bart the belgian
For your first butterfly you have done very well.
You have sharp focus on the eye and your aperture has given you just enough dof.
there is some noise due to the iso but personally I would prefer a bit of noise that can be reduced in post to reducing the aperture and sacrificing the dof.
The colours are well saturated.
I would try a slight increase in exposure and some noise reduction.
Overall a good job.
Hello,Bart the belgian
Don`t worry we all have noise problems, we just work out the best way to deal with it in post.
I`m sure that there are tutorials on Youtube that will cover noise reduction with your chosen software.
If not and you need help, one of us will help to get you on the right track.
Do you shoot in raw or jpeg?
For me just very nice picture, colourful with nice warm light. My eyes just enjoy the picture as is right now.. I just watching it in phone screen . But I like really like the picture Bart the belgian . Just my opinion